CVEvulnerability
CVE-2012-4875
9.3 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2012-09-06
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 9.3 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in gdevwpr2.c in Ghostscript 9.04, when processing the OutputFile device parameter, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long file name in a PostScript document. NOTE: as of 20120314, the developer was not able to reproduce the issue and disputed it
Affected configurations
• artifex gpl ghostscript 9.04
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness
References
- http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=692856 bugs.ghostscript.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47855 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52864 www.securityfocus.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74554 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=692856 bugs.ghostscript.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47855 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52864 www.securityfocus.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74554 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com